The Château Tour Chaigneau of Lalande-de-Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Tour Chaigneau
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 93 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lalande-de-Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour Chaigneau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Lalande-de-Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour Chaigneau wines

Looking for the best Château Tour Chaigneau wines in Lalande-de-Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Tour Chaigneau wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Tour Chaigneau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Tour Chaigneau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tour Chaigneau

How Château Tour Chaigneau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, doner kebab or rabbit italian style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tour Chaigneau

On the nose the red wine of Château Tour Chaigneau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tour Chaigneau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tour Chaigneau

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Tour Chaigneau.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol

The wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fleur de Boüard or the Château La Faurie Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lalande-de-Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lalande-de-Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of earth, eucalyptus or coconut and sometimes also flavors of lavender, citrus or black licorice.

In the mouth of Lalande-de-Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 386 estates and châteaux in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol, producing 591 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lalande-de-Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Château Tour Chaigneau and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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The word of the wine: Sorting

Action which consists in removing the bad grains, not ripe or affected by the rot. We often use vibrating sorting tables which, by shaking, make the impurities fall to the ground. In the case of sweet wines, we speak of harvesting by successive selections, in several passages, to select the very ripe grapes each time.

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